2003 MLB Strikeouts by Team

The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in strikeouts in 2003, with 1,404, 113 ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The average across 30 MLB teams is 1,026.7.

Led all of MLB in 2003 Chicago Cubs 162 games

1,404 Strikeouts 113 clear of Arizona Diamondbacks

#	Team	League	G	SO
1	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	1,404
2	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	162	1,291
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	1,289
4	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	1,141
5	Houston Astros	NL	162	1,139
6	Florida Marlins	NL	162	1,132
7	New York Yankees	AL	163	1,119
8	San Diego Padres	NL	162	1,091
9	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	1,060
10	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	1,056
11	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	162	1,034
12	Montreal Expos	NL	162	1,028
	MLB average			1,026.7
13	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	1,018
14	Texas Rangers	AL	162	1,009
15	San Francisco Giants	NL	161	1,006
16	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	1,001
17	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	997
18	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	992
19	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	984
20	Baltimore Orioles	AL	163	981
21	Anaheim Angels	AL	162	980
22	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	969
23	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	943
24	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	932
25	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	926
26	New York Mets	NL	161	907
27	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	162	877
28	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	866
29	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	865
30	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	764

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.